Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 115 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 69°C
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1785 vs 1374
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21352 vs 12183

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 69°C
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785 vs 1374
PassMark - CPU mark	21352 vs 12183

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1374

1785

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12183

21352

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1374	1785
PassMark - CPU mark	12183	21352
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6091
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		14639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		68.859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		18.09

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1453	1466
Processor Number	E5-2430LV2	E5-2680V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,260
Price now		$401.11
Value for money (0-100)		11.60
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	10
Number of QPI Links	1	2
Number of threads	12	20
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		25600 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	3	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S Only	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)